Less Eye Contact?

Please tell me your LOs are making less eye contact with you lately. Mine suddenly seems to want to look everywhere else. But he will watch me across the room! Is it just so much more to see and explore around us now?

Btw he'll sit in his FP sitting thingee and watch Spongebob for 30 min or more now haha (I only do it once a day at most).

1. Please don't put your infant in front of the tv. The AAP recommends zero screen time at this age.
2. Babies begin looking around at the world about this age. There are so many interesting things to see now that he can see farther than mommy's face. That's why he's looking around now.

I never knew that. It's only about 30 min a day and not everyday. But I didn't know to avoid it completely. Thank you

I never knew that. It's only about 30 min a day and not everyday. But I d...

Posted
07/30/2016

I never knew that. It's only about 30 min a day and not everyday. But I didn't know to avoid it completely. Thank you

TV is too much stimulation at this age. AAP recommends 2 yrs of age for any TV time. We used to have her swing facing sideways to TV. One day she watched TV for few minutes. She had the worst sleep that day. We changed her swing direction so she cannot watch TV.

I've noticed the same with my lo and it makes me sad. She was just starting to smile at me consistently and now she's always looking everywhere else! I agree with others that there's just so much to see and take in, but it's still a bit sad right now.

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